Museums and art: Lima's cultural universe
5,000 years of Peruvian creativity
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Art and culture
Lima's museums: a guide for your visit
Lima keeps thousands of years of history in its museums: pre-Columbian gold and ceramics, colonial art and a growing contemporary scene.
4 visits you shouldn't miss
Larco Museum
In an 18th-century colonial mansion in Pueblo Libre. Pre-Columbian ceramics, textiles and metalwork, plus its well-known erotic art gallery.
MALI
The Lima Art Museum, in the Palacio de la Exposición. It covers Peruvian art from pre-Hispanic times to today.
MAC Lima
The Museum of Contemporary Art, in Barranco, by the sea.
Downtown convents
San Francisco with its catacombs, and Santo Domingo, with centuries of colonial art.
Visits with entry included
The panoramic bus City Tour includes guided entry to the Santo Domingo Convent; the Colonial City Tour includes the San Francisco Convent and its catacombs; and the Larco Museum Tour includes entry and hotel pickup.
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Frequently Asked Questions
The Larco Museum and the MALI are among the most visited: Larco for pre-Columbian art and MALI for its overview of all Peruvian art.
The bus covers Miraflores and the Historic Center. The Larco Museum is in Pueblo Libre and the MAC in Barranco, off the route.
Yes: the City Tour includes Santo Domingo, the Colonial City Tour includes San Francisco and its catacombs, and the Larco Museum Tour includes entry and pickup.
On each museum's official website, as they change often.
One to two hours for a relaxed visit.